| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bryant Higa (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ernest Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Gelinas (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Walter Sizemore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Yates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcus Chou (fresh) C - Earl Conatser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-38 |
| 19:38 | UNLV | Earl Conatser grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Earl Conatser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 19:22 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 19:06 | Air Force | Bryant Higa misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marcus Chou | 29-38 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | John Wolf travels in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| 18:45 | Air Force | Ernest Combs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Jesse Campbell gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Frank Yates clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 18:35 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Mario Flores | 29-38 |
| 18:33 | Air Force | John Wolf picks off the pass by Eugene Gelinas in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | Jesse Campbell travels with the ball | 29-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jimmie Browne (SG), Raymond Holt (PF), Lincoln Hughes (C) Jesse Campbell, Marcus Chou, Earl Conatser | |
| 17:54 | Air Force | John Wolf is called for the reach on Bryant Higa - foul #1 on John Wolf, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Revis (PF), Robert Millay (C) Walter Sizemore, Mario Flores | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Dao (PG), Shen Xiong (SF) John Wolf, Frank Yates | |
| 17:42 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 17:41 | Air Force | Kenneth Revis gets the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 17:36 | Air Force | Robert Millay's floater is tipped away by Raymond Holt | 29-38 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Gregory Dao grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Gregory Dao misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Gelinas - foul #2 on Eugene Gelinas, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Russell Potter (PG), Hoyt Pressley (SF) Bryant Higa, Eugene Gelinas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jesse Campbell (SG), Marcus Chou (PF) Jimmie Browne, Shen Xiong | |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Gregory Dao makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Gregory Dao misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:18 | Air Force | Robert Millay grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 16:56 | Air Force | Hoyt Pressley knocks in the floater from close range | 31-39 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Lincoln Hughes loses the dribble to Hoyt Pressley | 31-39 |
| 16:25 | Air Force | Hoyt Pressley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Higa (PG), Eugene Gelinas (SF), Walter Sizemore (PF), Mario Flores (C) Ernest Combs, Hoyt Pressley, Kenneth Revis, Robert Millay | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wolf (PG), Frank Yates (SF), Lyman Dyer (PF), Earl Conatser (C) Gregory Dao, Raymond Holt, Marcus Chou, Lincoln Hughes | |
| 16:12 | UNLV | John Wolf hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Yates | 31-42 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Bryant Higa is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Russell Potter | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bryant Higa (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Russell Potter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Gelinas (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Walter Sizemore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Wolf (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Yates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lyman Dyer (fresh) C - Earl Conatser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Mario Flores denies the turnaround by Frank Yates | 33-42 |
| 15:26 | Air Force | Mario Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:10 | Air Force | Walter Sizemore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bryant Higa | 35-42 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Frank Yates buries a shot from the free throw line set up by John Wolf | 35-44 |
| 14:52 | Air Force | Walter Sizemore misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Earl Conatser - foul #1 on Earl Conatser, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ernest Combs (SG), Hoyt Pressley (SF), Robert Millay (C) Russell Potter, Eugene Gelinas, Mario Flores | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jimmie Browne (PG), Shen Xiong (SG), Sheng Xia (SF), Marcus Chou (PF) John Wolf, Jesse Campbell, Lyman Dyer, Earl Conatser | |
| 14:52 | Air Force | Walter Sizemore misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:52 | Air Force | Walter Sizemore makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Shen Xiong is whistled for a carry | 36-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Dewberry (PG), Kenneth Revis (PF) Bryant Higa, Walter Sizemore | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:32 | Air Force | Kenneth Revis is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Marcus Chou - foul #3 on Marcus Chou, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| 14:32 | Air Force | Kenneth Revis makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:22 | UNLV | Shen Xiong misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Combs - foul #2 on Ernest Combs, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Holt (C) Frank Yates | |
| 14:22 | UNLV | Shen Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:22 | UNLV | Shen Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:22 | Air Force | Kenneth Revis grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 14:17 | Air Force | Jimmie Browne steps in front of the Ernest Combs pass in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Jimmie Browne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Revis - foul #2 on Kenneth Revis, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Jimmie Browne misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Jimmie Browne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:41 | Air Force | Hoyt Pressley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Raymond Holt | 39-46 |
| 13:23 | UNLV | Sheng Xia connects on the shot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 13:04 | Air Force | Marcus Chou is called for the reach on Ernest Combs - foul #4 on Marcus Chou, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Higa (PG), Eugene Gelinas (SF), Walter Sizemore (PF), Mario Flores (C) David Dewberry, Hoyt Pressley, Kenneth Revis, Robert Millay | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wolf (PG), Gregory Dao (SG), Frank Yates (SF), Earl Conatser (C) Jimmie Browne, Shen Xiong, Sheng Xia, Marcus Chou | |
| 12:54 | Air Force | Walter Sizemore knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Bryant Higa | 41-48 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Frank Yates hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 41-48 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Earl Conatser pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Gregory Dao hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:24 | Air Force | Ernest Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:59 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas misses long on a shot from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Raymond Holt pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | Bryant Higa steals the ball from Earl Conatser | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bryant Higa (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Combs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Gelinas (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Walter Sizemore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Wolf (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Dao (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Frank Yates (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Holt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Conatser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas's pass is intercepted by Frank Yates | 41-48 |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Gregory Dao is fouled on the floor by Eugene Gelinas - foul #3 on Eugene Gelinas, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Russell Potter (SG), Kenneth Revis (PF), Robert Millay (C) Ernest Combs, Walter Sizemore, Mario Flores | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jimmie Browne (PG), Jesse Campbell (SG), Sheng Xia (SF), Lyman Dyer (PF), Lincoln Hughes (C) John Wolf, Gregory Dao, Frank Yates, Raymond Holt, Earl Conatser | |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Jimmie Browne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 10:58 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 10:54 | Air Force | Bryant Higa misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 10:52 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:45 | Air Force | Robert Millay comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 10:43 | Air Force | Kenneth Revis pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Bryant Higa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jimmie Browne - foul #1 on Jimmie Browne, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Hoyt Pressley (SF) Eugene Gelinas | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Bryant Higa makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Bryant Higa misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Lincoln Hughes gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Sheng Xia misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Lincoln Hughes snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Lincoln Hughes is called for traveling | 42-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ernest Combs (SG), Mario Flores (C) Bryant Higa, Robert Millay | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wolf (PG), Frank Yates (SF) Jimmie Browne, Sheng Xia | |
| 09:39 | Air Force | Kenneth Revis makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mario Flores and he's fouled by Lincoln Hughes - foul #1 on Lincoln Hughes, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas (SF) Hoyt Pressley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Shen Xiong (SG), Raymond Holt (PF), Earl Conatser (C) Jesse Campbell, Lyman Dyer, Lincoln Hughes | |
| 09:39 | Air Force | Kenneth Revis misses the free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | Earl Conatser grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Frank Yates loses the ball out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Walter Sizemore (PF) Kenneth Revis | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:00 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Potter | 46-48 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | The short jumper by Earl Conatser is denied by Eugene Gelinas | 46-48 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Earl Conatser grabs the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 08:30 | UNLV | Earl Conatser comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 08:28 | Air Force | Walter Sizemore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 08:05 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ernest Combs | 49-48 |
| 07:46 | UNLV | Frank Yates lays it in set up by John Wolf and the foul's on Eugene Gelinas - foul #4 on Eugene Gelinas, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Higa (PG), David Dewberry (SG), Hoyt Pressley (SF), Kenneth Revis (PF), Robert Millay (C) Russell Potter, Ernest Combs, Eugene Gelinas, Walter Sizemore, Mario Flores | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jimmie Browne (PG), Jesse Campbell (SG), Sheng Xia (SF), Marcus Chou (PF) John Wolf, Shen Xiong, Raymond Holt, Earl Conatser | |
| 07:46 | UNLV | Frank Yates makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:44 | Air Force | Hoyt Pressley loses the dribble to Jimmie Browne in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bryant Higa (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Dewberry (fresh) SF - Hoyt Pressley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Revis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Millay (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jimmie Browne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sheng Xia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marcus Chou (fresh) 4 pf. C - Frank Yates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Jimmie Browne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 07:25 | Air Force | Bryant Higa grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:09 | Air Force | Bryant Higa hits a jumpshot from the left side | 51-51 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Sheng Xia makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Marcus Chou | 51-54 |
| 06:23 | Air Force | David Dewberry connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryant Higa | 53-54 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Jesse Campbell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jimmie Browne | 53-57 |
| 06:04 | Air Force | Bryant Higa misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marcus Chou - foul #5 on Marcus Chou, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ernest Combs (SG), Eugene Gelinas (SF), Walter Sizemore (PF) David Dewberry, Hoyt Pressley, Robert Millay | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wolf (PG), Shen Xiong (SG), Lyman Dyer (PF), Lincoln Hughes (C) Jimmie Browne, Jesse Campbell, Marcus Chou, Frank Yates | |
| 06:04 | Air Force | Bryant Higa makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:04 | Air Force | Bryant Higa makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Eugene Gelinas denies the turnaround by John Wolf | 55-57 |
| 05:38 | Air Force | Bryant Higa grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:19 | Air Force | Ernest Combs is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryant Higa | 57-57 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | John Wolf drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 04:49 | Air Force | Ernest Combs connects on the runner in the lane set up by Bryant Higa | 59-59 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | John Wolf's pass is intercepted by Walter Sizemore | 59-59 |
| 04:21 | Air Force | Shen Xiong is called for the reach on Bryant Higa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shen Xiong, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Millay (PF), Mario Flores (C) Walter Sizemore, Kenneth Revis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jimmie Browne (PG), Jesse Campbell (SG), Raymond Holt (PF), Earl Conatser (C) John Wolf, Shen Xiong, Lyman Dyer, Lincoln Hughes | |
| 04:21 | Air Force | Bryant Higa makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:21 | Air Force | Bryant Higa makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Robert Millay swats the layup by Earl Conatser | 61-59 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Browne | 61-59 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Sheng Xia clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 03:50 | Air Force | Robert Millay pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bryant Higa (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Combs (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Gelinas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Robert Millay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Flores (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jimmie Browne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sheng Xia (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Conatser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Air Force | Bryant Higa misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Earl Conatser snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Jesse Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 03:07 | Air Force | Mario Flores snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 02:46 | Air Force | The jumper by Ernest Combs is denied by Sheng Xia | 61-59 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jimmie Browne | 61-59 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | Russell Potter (PG), Walter Sizemore (PF) Bryant Higa, Robert Millay | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wolf (PG), Frank Yates (SF), Lincoln Hughes (C) Jimmie Browne, Sheng Xia, Earl Conatser | |
| 02:29 | UNLV | Jesse Campbell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Raymond Holt gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Lincoln Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 02:07 | Air Force | John Wolf is called for the reach on Russell Potter in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wolf, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| 02:07 | Air Force | Russell Potter makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:07 | Air Force | Russell Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Higa (PG) Russell Potter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Earl Conatser (C) Lincoln Hughes | |
| 01:48 | UNLV | Earl Conatser misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Frank Yates grabs the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Raymond Holt drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jesse Campbell | 63-64 |
| 01:30 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Yates - foul #2 on Frank Yates, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sheng Xia (SF) Frank Yates | |
| 01:30 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:30 | Air Force | Eugene Gelinas makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Jesse Campbell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Bryant Higa clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 00:55 | Air Force | Mario Flores pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:32 | Air Force | Walter Sizemore hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Combs | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Earl Conatser hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Wolf | 67-70 |
| 00:05 | Air Force | Air Force calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Walter Sizemore loses the ball out of bounds | 67-70 |